Annual Upper Clackamas River Cleanup

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Join the Clackamas River Basin Council for the second annual cleanup along the Wild and Scenic Upper Clackamas River in Mt. hood National Forest! Taking place on National Public Lands Day, we are calling on volunteers like YOU to help clean up dispersed campsites along the Clackamas River.

The event takes place September 27, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. A fun after-event picnic will occur from 12 to 1 p.m. There are a couple dozen dispersed campsites to clean! Volunteers will be organized in advance into pods and each pod will have 2-4 sites to visit. We will convene in the morning at the Ripplebrook Camp Store, have coffee and pass out supplies, then head to our selected sections.

Trash on the river threatens not only the river's scenic beauty, but it also harms fish and wildlife and impairs drinking water quality. This is the second year that CRBC is coordinating a volunteer effort to clean the upper Clackamas River on Mt. Hood National Forest.

Please register on the Clackamas River Basin Council's website: https://clackamasriver.org/.../upper-clackamas-cleanup-2025/

This event is supported by Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory and the Northwest Steelheaders Clackamas Chapter.